Sand Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 56 min
Sand Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Westerly Creek Park near Sandown, CO. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sand Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 56 min
Elevation 5,240–5,309 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.76865, -104.88939
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Central Park stop 292 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sand Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Westerly Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Sand Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Central Park stop 292 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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